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Vita Beatae Mariae Virginis matris Dei, emblematibvs delineata = Vie de la bien-hevrevse Vierge Marie, mere de Diev, representée par figures emblematiques

Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635, Bosse, Abraham, 1602-1676 · 1646 · A Paris : Chez François Langlois, dict Chartres ... · 35 pictures

A 1646 Paris emblem book of the Virgin Mary's life, with Latin and French text, etched by Jacques Callot and Abraham Bosse for a devotional readership. The pictures are small etched landscapes with trees, distant towns, rocks and a single bird, each captioned with a Roman numeral, offering a designer spare, atmospheric compositions built from hatched line and open sky.

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint

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